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FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... more nuanced understanding of what "alternatives" actually are. "The human brain likes to put things into buckets," says Blue Sky Alternative Investments chief investment officer Alexander McNab, "but the reality is that there are very different risk/return ...

Blue Sky acquires majority stake in HPS

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Blue Sky Private Equity has partnered with Partners Group to acquire a majority stake in hospital pharmacy services business HPS. Founded in 1975, HPS provides pharmaceutical products and services to private and public hospitals, oncology facilities ...

Platinum to launch Asia LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... launched LICs. In 2014, PM Capital listed its Asian Opportunities Fund on the ASX; with other managers such as Perennial, Blue Sky or Perpetual listing some of their funds in the following months.

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited recently completed a $20 million capital raise through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio ...

Blue Sky to raise $20m for alternatives fund

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund is seeking to raise up to $20 million through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement issue of new ordinary shares. The Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund (BSAAF) is Australia's only listed diversified alternatives ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... spurred by the Yemen crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 40.31 points (0.23 per cent) to 17,678.23 on Thursday. The blue-chip index had fallen below 17,600 earlier in the session. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 4.90 (0.24 per cent) to 2,056.15 ...

Blue Sky reports $2.6 million profit

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported an underlying net profit after tax of $2.6 million for the half year ending 31 December 2014. Underlying revenue stood at $16.5 million, up from $7.2 million in the prior corresponding period. The directors ...

Libertas FP to offer SMA portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Portfolio uses the Bellmont Core Equity Portfolio as a base and adds a buy-write overlay that swaps the possibility of 'blue sky' returns in any period, for the certainty of regular premium income. "We are seeing many of the leading independent financial ...

Australian Hedge Fund Awards finalists named

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Neutral and Watermark Absolute Return. Competing for Best Global Macro/Futures Fund are: AHL Evolution (Man Investments), Blue Sky Investment Science - Access SRA (16 Unit Class) and Whitehaven SPC Correlation. JANA/MLC Low Correlation Strategy, Permal ...

Demand for alternatives sees Blue Sky profits rise

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported a 60% increase in after tax profit of $6.24 million for the full year to 30 June. The alternatives fund manager's revenue grew 69% from $14.2 million to $24.0 million. The company will pay a fully franked ...